The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-05
BY THE NUN OF KENMARE.
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GREEN ISLE
The Social State OF ireland from the Reiru
of Queen Elizabeth to the Comm cneement
OF tho Present Csntury-Tho Three
.Re,sta,, who were Zcnlousiv Huntcd


OF tho Present Csntury-Tho Three
"Bessts" who were Zcaiousiy Hunted.
It should be noted that the people Of Ire
land have been always divided into two very
distinct classes-the governing class and the
class who are governed. As the governing
classes have been chiefly occupied in plumber
ing the governed classes, 1t Is little wonder
that, to use On Irish expression. there Is war
between them" Tyrants always despise the
unhappy victims OF their tyranny and q man
would DO other than human II he loved the
despot who deprived him Of all the rights Of
man, who deprived him OF liberty OF conscience
and liberty OF action.
l reserve for separate consideration tho de-
gree In which religious persecution entered
into the injustices practised on the Irish ma
ton But wish here to have the very broad
distinction between the two classes Of the Irish
people. or. to speak moro correctly, OF the In
habitants Of Ireland, carefully noted. The gov
erning classes were and are exclusively Eng
lish or Anglo-Irish. and their interests ore all
for England. In this there has been no change
whatsoever since tho Norman conquest OF Ire
land. And hence arises all the trouble.
The English people never amalgamated with
the Irish. There was no social equality, and
do not believe that there ever can be social
equality between them. Equality in itself pre-
sumes common and equal rights, and the Eng
lish people have persistently denied equal
rights to the Irish. Add to this that tho Eng
lish people have had the power 20 deny these
rights, and. as am about to show, they have
exercised this power.
in Ireland, despised the Irish. They soon
learned to fear them, also; but this by no
means improved the aspect Of affairs. The
Normans considered the Irish people nation
OF savages, who would prove an easy prey. a
people who, being once conquered, could ever
after be treated as slaves.
The Roman policy Of conciliating conquered
provinces and incorporating them Into the
State was either unknown to them or ignored
by them. The plundering and plratical in
stinct of the Normans, which they exhibited at
an early period even in England, had full sway
in Ireland They were not prepared for per-
sistent resistance on the part Of the Irish peo-
pie. They could not understand why the Irish
people did not submit quietly to be plundered
and to be slaves. Thoy found state OF things
on which they had not calculated. and they
acted accordingly.
Peace was an idea which does not even seem
to have occurred to them. 1t is true that the
Norman mobiles who possessed themselves Of
largo estates in Ireland found 1t to be to their
convenience to make alliances now and then
with tho Irish. But making peace was one
thing, and keeping 1t another. Peace was
kept Just 80 long as 1t suited the Norman no.
Bile. who had sublime disregard Of oaths and
treaties But I will ask the candid reader is
there. after all. MUCH difference to-day2
ne frsh a that he Gns only
made treaties or peace with tho Irish to break
the same treaties and peace at their co9ye-
In this supr osed- to-be enlightened nineteenth
century, iaudlords. who hold the land Of Ire
land Which give some poor medicpm Of justice
to Ireland-public opinion obliged them to this
Bs What rd sae TS ba Th9 the Ssvss
tenantry to sign leases binding themselves not
granted to them By English law, 0 '00 '0-
One Of the favorite English accusations
against the Irish has been that they were lazy.
and result were not so terrible; Lazyl Are
men lazy who are refused work. even when
lazy who till the land-the only labor per-
yssb Ss that al T5 h T Ssrs yin sustain Ss
Are men lazy who work til their MASTERS
eaoS ha whsn ts ast wrns
them, the workhonse. where they must live on
es s the em
s sf their EPSe ana ther dssfe5 oSo
Oh! shame. a thousand shames on the COW
men. and with the next breath Of their coward
" lips pass laws to "coerce " their victims for
net e HfoSl% s psS T un S S Ss ssR c a e
inhunmanly treated than tho Irish people have
e Cries oat Ss hnssh
not you could pay the rent which l require
and which lit Is my pleasure to put on the land"
speak, even should suffer for it again. as I
and ii. would not be given them. OF this more
s so %bch
emigration" have declared, would not feed
Taught i go &c" of in drovos to England to work
IKE galley the English
yield, have seen them return after several
labor, yet. thankful to God for the work, be;
the rent Which lard work eoad
from Irish soil. And yf yet the cry goes on: "Ys
In my next article shall have moro to say
on this very Important subject, as IT so closely
effects the irish question OF turn n, now
The social state OF ireland has never changed
durns ri the SS Sery bre perod irsh
ence. when Ireland made her own laws.
Again, l give facts authenticated, not by
Irish, but by English and hostile authority.
Facts are stubborn things and wish only to
give facts. There Is no need here for painting
Facts are abundant and incontroyertible.
Ireland has been, for centuries In q state, Of
social disturbance because the English nation
will not allow the Irish people t. hold their
fair rent for the privilege.
Ireland has been for centuries In q state OF
social disturbance because the English nation
would not allow the Irish people g follow the
combined with agriculture, Gun alone give
support to n nation.
burned, when COWS wer9 perpetually and vii;
full lily raidcd, when crops were perpetually and
wilfully destroyed, how could any country
OF this country during and Immediately after
tho war can best answer this question. Re-
member that Ireland was in this condition for
centuries
The State papers Of the reign OF Henry VIII.
contain u number Of letters from DR.. Browne.
tho state" Bishop OF Dublin. 1t would be
could be guilty Of such cruelty, II We had not